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Definition of mocksnext
present tense third-person singular of mock
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plural of mock

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Recent Examples of mocks
Verb
Its leader, the president, abuses power, hurts the innocent, and mocks the dead before their families have even begun to grieve. Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026 Loznitsa neither sentimentalizes nor mocks this impulse; for him, the human will to resist, to cling fast to integrity and courage in the face of a mounting totalitarian horror, is something as real, as undeniable, and therefore worth acknowledging, as the horror itself. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026 Johnny lifts a plastic cross, festooned with plastic flowers, from the backseat and mocks it. Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 Today, reality mocks the dream. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026 The worst thing Isabella does to Cathy is murder the doll version of her after Cathy mocks her feelings for Heathcliff. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026 Chelsea Handler honors Rob Reiner, mocks DiCaprio's 'Titanic' vacationNeed a news break? Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026 There, Callahan mocks him, saying that killing him won't assuage Mike of his guilt. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025 Trump mocks Biden, Obama with new plaques under 'Presidential Walk of Fame' portraits. FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
According to the mocks, Sampson’s Cougars, the tournament’s second seed, and top-seeded Arizona could have three or four players taken among the 60 drafted. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026 Their mocks reflect a blend of that feedback and their own opinions. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 Bell has been mentioned here for two consecutive mocks now. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026 But most mocks have Concepcion taken between picks 20 and 40. Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocks
Verb
  • Patagonia’s proprietary synthetic fill imitates down’s structure by spinning air-trapping microfilaments around a central fiber and requires fewer stabilizing seams and baffles than down.
    Kelly Bastone, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
  • And, because life sometimes imitates art, Williams and Storrie are heading to the Olympics.
    Anna Zucca, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.
    Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Still, a young kid is a young kid no matter the era, and to fulfill his wish of seeing real dinosaurs, Arco disobeys his parents.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The text messages contained jokes about gas chambers, slavery, and rape.
    Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The arm measurement spawned numerous online jokes, comparing Bain’s arms to those of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a dinosaur with short arms.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The novel by Herman Melville about a great white whale and the sea captain consumed by the beast that had bitten off his leg sold only a few hundred copies upon its release in England and America in 1851.
    Dan Kelly March 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Along with several newspapers from the day, including copies of The Denver Post, The Denver Republican, The Denver Times and the Rocky Mountain News, people involved in the installation left a letter and business cards.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ben Hania’s film before that, 2020’s Oscar-nominated The Man Who Sold His Skin, parodies the art world’s fetishization of refugees.
    Alexander Durie, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Newsom has been trying to raise his national profile, adopting a combative style that parodies Trump’s social media strategy with similar all-caps posts, memes and merchandise.
    Adriana Gomez Licon, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Discord, confident as ever, ignores this warning.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Repeatedly promoting the scientific but impractical viewpoint of neurologists and sleep experts completely ignores how humans live in the real world.
    Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • For its part, Israel continued to strike Hezbollah targets almost on a daily basis and occupy five strategic spots inside Lebanon, all similarly in violation of the ceasefire.
    Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
  • After the Dolphins acquired Tyreek Hill in 2022, Waddle saw his targets shrink for three consecutive seasons.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026

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“Mocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocks. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.

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